Key information relevant to the recruitment process for the
overall study, such as dates of the recruitment period and locations

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Pre-Assignment Details

Significant events and approaches for the overall study
following participant enrollment, but prior to group assignment

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Reporting Groups

Description

Control Group

EN : start EN at 20-30 ml/h per day up to maximal 150 ml/h per day; or day1: 500 ml, day2: 1000 ml, day3: 1500 ml of EN dependant on gastrointestinal tolerance (gastric residue volume more than 500ml). Nutritional products as currently used in our institution.

In the treated group, SPN is started if at day 4 energy input by EN is < 60% of energy target in order to reach 100% of energy target by peripheral or central line. Nutritional products as currently used in our institution. SPN is composed of EN and PN, both techniques being currently used in our institution.

SPN : SPN : in the treated group, SPN is started if at day 4 energy input by EN is < 60% of energy target in order to reach 100% of energy target by peripheral or central line.

Explanation of how the number of participants for analysis was determined.
Includes whether analysis was per protocol, intention to treat, or another method.
Also provides relevant details such as imputation technique, as appropriate.

The intention to treat analysis included all patients randomly assigned to the intervention SPN group (153) or control group EN (152). The per protocol analysis included only patients who fully completed the 5-day intervention in the ICU (SPN group(133); EN group (142).

Reporting Groups

Description

Control gr

EN : start EN at 20-30 ml/h per day up to maximal 150 ml/h per day; or day 1: 500 ml, day 2: 1000 ml, day 3: 1500 ml of EN dependent on gastrointestinal tolerance (gastric residue volume more than 500 ml). Nutritional products as currently used in our institution.

In the treated group, SPN is started if at day 4 energy input by EN is < 60% of energy target in order to reach 100% of energy target by peripheral or central line. Nutritional products as currently used in our institution. SPN is composed of EN and PN, both techniques being currently used in our institution.

SPN : SPN : in the treated group, SPN is started if at day 4 energy input by EN is < 60% of energy target in order to reach 100% of energy target by peripheral or central line.

Limitations of the study, such as early termination leading to small numbers of participants
analyzed and technical problems with measurement leading to unreliable or uninterpretable data

The trial was limited by the fact that it was not double blinded by design. However, the risk of bias was reduced because the investigators worked independently from the physicians in charge of the patients.